Phil De Lara

(1914 - 1973, USA)

Chip 'n' Dale (W CND20-05)

Phil De Lara was an artist at Western Publishing. He started doing Disney comics in the early 1950s. He is mostly known for his 'Chip'n'Dale' stories, but he also did quite a lot of work on 'Gyro Gearloose' and 'Goofy'. A very versatile artist, De Lara moved over to others characters after his Disney period, like 'The Flintstones', 'Speedy Gonzales' and 'Daffy Duck'. Phil De Lara also spent some years with 'Chuck Jones' cartoons. He drew funny animal comics until 1973. Besides his comics work, he was an animator at Warner Bros.